Hiring for the Best Skills

March 2007 Newsletter

Most organizations find that recruiting, selection and hiring are becoming one of today’s most critical challenges. Organizations report increased needs to attract talent to replace aging “boomers,” and that talent must be capable of achieving at higher and higher levels. Organizations need to replace management skills, product knowledge, technical know-how and organizational wisdom, among other key resources. With much to do and time always at a premium, making the right hire and retaining those whom we do hire are tasks that deserve the highest attention we can give them.

We see a shift from the emphasis on “employer of choice” to a focus on finding the “employee of choice.” Clearly, attracting and retaining top talent continues to be one of the biggest strategic advantages for organizations. And for organizations to be successful at this quest, they need to locate, recruit, select and hire for the right fit within their specific cultures. Once talent is hired, however, the job of retention begins, and this is no easy task.

In this issue, we examine some strategies for hiring, retaining and creating long-term fit for top talent. As you read through the articles here, look for ideas that you can introduce to the thought leaders in your organization. Help create new solutions to the hiring and retention challenges that your organization faces.

Mark Leathers OI Partners (Phoenix, AZ)

Please click on the links below to read the complete articles.

Strategies for Hiring Success

It has been well documented that employee turnover costs organizations significant amounts of money. Sources report that when an employee leaves, 1 to 10 times his or her annual compensation is lost in productivity, training and other associated costs. And now, with organizations competing more strongly for talent, the need to hire the right employee and retain that person is even more critical. And, bad hires drain more than just money from your organization.
Mar 5, 2007 OI Partners

Raise the Chances that Your New Hire Will Be a Good, Long-Term Fit

Once the desired candidates have been selected and hired, the challenge of retaining these new employees for the long-term is just beginning. Clearly, the hiring process brings key talent to the doorstep, but the processes involved in introducing them to the organization and starting them on the right foot are just as critical.
Mar 5, 2007 OI Partners

How to Recruit Top Performers

Every manager understands the importance of hiring really great staff, but few are trained how to do it. They know that to prosper, they must hire the best person for the role, not just the best of the bunch. To always hire the best, hiring managers need to appeal to the REAL REASONS why Top Performers make a career move.
Mar 5, 2007 OI Partners

5 Ways to Constantly Attract Good People

Recruitment is one of those activities that you cannot just 'switch on' when you have a vacancy and expect instant results. To attract the right people on an ongoing basis, you must have some key steps or systems in place all the time - even when you have no open vacancies.
Mar 5, 2007 OI Partners

Expert Strategies for Hiring the Best Employees

A few years ago I wrote a column in which I compared managing employees to herding cats: just when you think you have everyone organized in a happy little group and going in the same direction one cat breaks from the herd and heads off to do its own thing. Then another cat falls out of line, then another, then another. Finally two more cats ask to go home sick and three others just wander off after lunch, never to be heard from again.
Mar 6, 2007 OI Partners